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Fitness tips, workout guides, and nutrition advice to help you reach your goals.
Where to start
Choose a guide that matches your immediate goal, current level, and next decision. For a complete route, begin with a goal page; for a specific question, use the categories below.
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110 articles
Meal Prep for Beginners: Save Time, Hit Your Macros
A simple Sunday meal prep guide for beginners — save time, save money, and hit your nutrition targets every day of the week.
How to Find a Training Partner (And Why You Should)
A training partner makes you stronger, more consistent, and actually enjoy the gym. Here's how to find the right one.
How to Start Lifting Weights: A Beginner's Guide
Lifting weights is for everyone. Learn the 5 key movements, how many sets and reps to do, and how to progress safely.
How to Start Rucking: The Beginner's Complete Guide
Everything you need to start rucking — how much weight, what to carry it in, a progression plan, and common mistakes to avoid.
How to Start Running When You've Never Run Before
A beginner's guide to running — walk/run intervals, a simple 4-week plan, gear advice, and how to reach your first parkrun.
How to Track Your Macros: A Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide
Learn what macros are, how to set your targets, and how to track them without losing your mind. A practical beginner's guide.
How to Use Every Machine in the Gym (Without Looking Lost)
A practical guide to every major gym machine — what it does, how to set it up, and the most common mistakes to avoid.
Training Around Knee Pain: What You Can and Can't Do
Knee pain doesn't mean you have to stop training. Learn what causes it, which exercises help, and how to modify squats, lunges, and leg work safely.
Exercises for Lower Back Pain: What Actually Helps
Evidence-based exercises for lower back pain relief. Bird dogs, dead bugs, glute bridges, and more — plus what to avoid and when to see a professional.
Exercise and Mental Health: Why Moving Your Body Changes How You Feel
Exercise is as effective as medication for mild-moderate depression. Learn why it works, how to start when motivation is zero, and which types help most.
Aldi Multivitamin vs Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men: What You Actually Get
Ingredient-level breakdown of budget vs premium multivitamins. Compare doses, forms, bioavailability, and what cheap multivitamins skip.
Omega-3 Supplements Compared: EPA & DHA Content Is What Matters
Compare 5 omega-3 fish oil products by EPA and DHA content, not total fish oil. See the real cost to hit an effective daily dose.
Using the PT Tracker guides
Where should a fitness beginner start?
Start with a beginner programme, learn a small number of core movements, and use nutrition guidance that supports consistency. The goal pages connect the most useful articles, calculators, and plans.
How are PT Tracker fitness guides organised?
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Can I use the advice without the PT Tracker app?
Yes. The guides, calculators, exercise library, and glossary are free to browse. The app helps put the advice into a repeatable plan and tracking workflow.
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